Ildephonse Biziyaremye aka Gasongo was born in August 1983 in Butare. He is a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi which occurred when he was only eleven years old. His music career started in 2004 and his main songs are on the genocide.
Ildephonse Biziyaremye aka Gasongo was born in August 1983 in Butare. He is a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi which occurred when he was only eleven years old. His music career started in 2004 and his main songs are on the genocide.
He has so far released five songs concerning what he and other survivors went through during the catastrophic three months in 1994 and he hopes to release an album by next year provided he gets sponsors in time.
Gasongo is currently completing his BBA program at the School of Finance and Banking.
LYRICS TO THE SONG ‘UBUTUMWA16’
N’uko Gihanga ahanga u Rwanda, aruraga inka n’abana
Abamushibutseho bakomera ku muheto. basangiraga akabisi n’agahiye
ari nako baterana ingabo mu bitugu Bagatabarana aho rukomeye.
ntibyatinze ingoma kazungu izana muzunga iratuzubaza bishyira kera
ibijya gucika bica amarenga, icyiswe revorisiyo y’itanu n’icyenda
Kibasira ubwoko tutsi.
itandatu kabiri, ikiswe ubwigenge ku banyarwanda , gihinduka
ubwigunge ku batutsi ubwo iringaniza riba riraje, nanjye ngo iringaniza,
nako ikandamiza barirukanwa iyo mu mashuri N’ufite akazi barakamuvutsa.
igihe cy’ibyitso kiba kiraje , ubwoko tutsi bwitwa inyenzi barakubitwa
baranafungwa abahonotse Barameneshwa icyenda nakane ruvuga induru
impuzamugambi zirabatsemba, inkongoro zibona ihaho,zisagurira amafi y’inyanja.
Ntampongano y’umwanzi,imihoro n’amafuni inkota n’urumambo biducuza
abacu babaroha mu mazi no mumanga nubu ntiturabaca iryera.
inkirirahato zibahonotse zibura amajyo iyo mu matongo , zirajuragira biritinda
ubwo izamarere zirahagoboka ziza zambariye itabaro ,maze zirahosha, ubu
turatujezirarutaha ,zirarutaka,zirarusiga ruranogerezwa ubu ruratengamaye
Nyamara urwishe y’anka ruracyayirimo kuko abapfobya bo badahwema
Ibi ariko ntibidukome munkokora , ahubwo twibuke kandi tuniyubaka.
kwigirira icyizere bidutere kusa ikivi cy’abacu no guharanira kubaho kandi neza.
Twibuke abatutsi bazize GENOCIDE duhangana n’ihungabana.